Patricia Gruben, Simon Fraser University associate professor and Director of the Praxis Centre for Screenwriters, has a new play about the life of Helena Blavastsky, which will debut at SFU's Goldcorp Centre for the Arts next week.
An interdisciplinary and multimedia work, The Secret Doctrine is set at the height of British rule in India and follows the true-life exploits of Blavastsky, who was an occultist and co-founder of the Theosophical Society.
The play stars Gabrielle Rose, a 30-year veteran of the Canadian stage, who will be joined in this performance by a number of Jessie-nominated actors including Simon Webb, Allan Morgan and Jeff Gladstone.
The show runs nightly at 8 p.m. from July 2 to 6, and there is a 1 p.m. matinée on July 6, in the Fei and Milton Wong Experimental Theatre at SFU's Goldcorp Centre for the Arts, at 149 W. Hastings St. in Vancouver. Ticket details and further information is available online at www.sfuwoodwards.ca.
Crystal Mall to host group art exhibit in July
Five Burnaby artists have joined together for a 10-day exhibition of their work at the Crystal Mall near Metrotown Centre this summer.
The Fresh Sip of Inspiration art show will feature paintings by Sipei Teng, Chi Ming Yeung, Iryna Kharina, Younghwa Cha-Hach and James Koll, who all originate from other countries and now call Burnaby home.
The exhibition will be held in the CCM Centre gallery space on the second floor of the mall at 4533 Kingsborough St. from July 26 to Aug. 7. An opening reception will be held on Saturday, July 27 from 2 to 4 p.m.
For more information, email james@ jameskoll.com or call 604-435-6821.
Burnaby Art Gallery features new acquisitions
The Burnaby Art Gallery is holding its bi-annual collection showcase, called New Acquisitions, from July 12 to Aug. 25, with artwork acquired by the gallery between 2010 and 2013.
Works by artists Henry Eric Bergman, Molly Lamb Bobak, Brendan Fernandes, L. LeMoine FitzGerald, Angela Gooliaff, Jude Griebel, Doug Guildford, Denise Hawrysio, J. C.
Heywood, Davida Kidd, John Koerner, Michael Morris, Toni Onley, Gordon Smith, SylviaTait and Lionel Thomas will be on display.
